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• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - Fuel Economy 12 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  First message, and I know there was a discussion below on a similar vein, but that was for the petrol version. I've had a Mondeo Titanium 1.8 TDci 125Bhp for the last month, and only clocked up 1500 miles - so I appreciate I might be jumping the gun a bit.....but.....the fuel economy is appalling
• M reg 1.4 Clio high fuel consumption 15 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  I have had my 1.4 clio single point injection manual for just over a year, when i bought it i woulkd get on avaerage about 350 miles to a tank just under 10 miles to the litre. it went up to nearly 400 on a long run. the car has been used for commuter runs 20 miles each way and the fuel economy
• GM Pay your fuel bills 25 May 2006 (Forum)
  GM to top up drivers' fuel bills GM's previous attempts to lure customers have hurt its profits Problem-hit carmaker General Motors has offered to subsidise petrol prices for drivers of its vehicles in California and Florida in order to boost sales. The move comes after oil prices surged
• Pierburg carbs and Golf Gti's 4 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  refilled by pump. The fuel filters get blocked by water... this can happen on injected cars too. Re someones concern about injected icing, never seen it, consider it unlikely as the wet bits (injectors) are right in the head and kept warm. A warm air tube is therefore not present, only the ducting from
• FIAT Punto - Lumpy Idle 10 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  I have a Fiat Punto 1.2 8v on 02 Plate and its lumpy on tickover and using more fuel than normal any help appreciated Thanks
• Tesco Petrol 28 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  BBC News tonight reported that there seems to be a problem with contaminated petrol at Morrisons and Tesco supermarkets in the south east. Some cars have sustained expensive engine damage apparently caused by contaminated fuel..
• transit power loss 13 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  engine management light is flashing,reduced power and poor fuel economy.It has just started this week,it is a 350/125 2003 model.Can anyone point me to the likely cause.
• Rac £30 Cashback offer 13 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  Has anyone recently joined the RAC and succesfully claimed the £30 Fuel Offer ?? I have had some problems which I am concerned about.
• Renault Clio - tyre replacement 29 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  2002 Clio 1.2 16v - any thoughts/recommendations for replacement tyres? Best combination of price / low noise / fuel economy / all season performance if possible.
• mondeo tddi terrible mpg 9 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  i have a 2003 duratorq mondeo wich is useless on fuel ,any ideas please? example £30=280 motorway miles average speed 70-80mph
• BMW 1 series 27 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  Hi, I have recently bought a BMW 1 series 1.6 Sport. The fuel consumption is rubbish about 28.8 mpg. Are there any tips to stretch this out. Thanks in advance
• why hate SUVs? Is it justified? 7 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  There are many sites on the net for and against SUVs, mostly against though. Apart from the obvious (fuel consumption, danger) why are SUVs such a controversial drive? Is the abuse justified?
• Skoda Octavia 25 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  As the Octavia is on my next buy list has anybody got reliable data on fuel consumption and reliability of the 1.9TDI model. I have been told that this engine has a tendency to burn oil.
• Mpg conversion 6 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Hi all, I've just borrowed a car that has the fuel consumption displayed in L/100Miles. What number do I multiply or divide by to display MPG? Thanks in anticipation .... Regards ..... Robert
• Nissan spares - Price surprise 20 Mar 2002 (Forum)
  This is a turn up for the books. Bought an oil and fuel filter for a Nissan from the main dealer, and both were cheaper than Halfords own (quality?) brand.
• BMW Mini? 18 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  Hi Has anybody out there got a BMW Mini? Apart from the fuel filler problem has anything else gone wrong with it? How long does delivery take? thanks
• Astra 1.7DTI Kangaroo juice! 18 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  apparent in cold weather. I use shell diesel but have also used BP Ultimate and ussually use millers diesel plus. The fuel filter has been replaced and there has never been any water visible in the fuel filter housing when replacing the filter. The Car has done 125 000 miles the engine had a replacement
• Jazz 63 plate EX 1.4 - Honda Jazz servicing 29 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  border that price matched at £215...shows how much profit margin is built in.  My question should we get fuel filter and coolant properly drained which are all extras.  Honda want £90 for coolant and  between £90 to £160 for fuel filter depending on external
• All fuels - Car fire in Liverpool multi story car park 5 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  The massive loss of 1400 vehicles in last nights fire in Liverpool reminds me of the car fire we had on our car park at work. A faulty electrical repair...
• Vauxhall astra diesel astrolife A/CCDTI 2010 - slow stuttering after having new EGR fitted 25 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  Our car was losing power so we had new EGR fitted, when it was collected from the garage when accelerating it was almost as if the car would pause and then move forward again repeatedly,we discovered it had a hole in the fuel tank and tank was virtually empty. So we had